I've a '72 coupe and it is leaking an un acceptable amount of oil
somwhere near the clutch. I am planning on pulling the engine and
pulling the clutch to get a better look at the situation. I am
interested in finding out what others have fopund when pulling the
clutches off of their 600's. The car was runing great except I had a
problem with the booster locking down the front brakes a few days
before the oil leak started. (The lock down started in my driveway and
the car wasn't being driven, although I believe that it had been
getting "tight" a week or two before that.) Any way I fixed the
booster and took the Z for a spin and then knoticed the dripping of il
from the cradle just under the clutch. It is hard to see there, but it
appears that the leak is just above the housing/cover or behind the
clutch and it is just being slung by the clutch....
Any way, I am getting ready to paint the car and want to repair it so
I
can start driving it again, it has been 3 weeks now and I AM HAVING
WITHDRAWLS!!!!
Thanks,
KC -
Oil in the clutch, any ideas on how to proceed?
Re: Oil in the clutch, any ideas on how to proceed?
You can pull the clutch with the engine in the car. You can pull
everything off including the primary drive down past the oil pump.
You do have to remove the left motor mount bolt and jack up the side
of the engine to get the primary cover off though.
If your exhaust bolts cooperate you can do the clutch job in 2 to 4
hours. Once you get the clutch cover off you should grab the clutch
assy and try to move it up & down.If you are losing as much oil as
you say and the clutch flops all around, you probably have a broken
trans main bearing. If you do you will have to then remove the engine
and split the cases to replace the bearing.
Typically the only seals to leak oil would be the large clutch seal,
aprox 3" diameter, sometimes the primary chains may chew through the
primary cover but that's fairly rare.
Miles
everything off including the primary drive down past the oil pump.
You do have to remove the left motor mount bolt and jack up the side
of the engine to get the primary cover off though.
If your exhaust bolts cooperate you can do the clutch job in 2 to 4
hours. Once you get the clutch cover off you should grab the clutch
assy and try to move it up & down.If you are losing as much oil as
you say and the clutch flops all around, you probably have a broken
trans main bearing. If you do you will have to then remove the engine
and split the cases to replace the bearing.
Typically the only seals to leak oil would be the large clutch seal,
aprox 3" diameter, sometimes the primary chains may chew through the
primary cover but that's fairly rare.
Miles